I was thinking about taking the Principles of Supervision exam to boost my GPA but was wondering if anyone knew a good study resource for the exam. Besides instacert, are there any small books that cover the material similar to the REA books?

Thanks.

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I have searched the forum about this test. I am currently using IC, REA, and Petersons site. I have found that the Petersons site and the REA book practice tests seem completely different. The Petersons test seem easier and from what I have read in the past, normally the Petersons tests are more difficult. Has anyone else experienced this? Also, is the test pretty straight forward or is there a lot of situational questions?

Thanks for the help!

Hi Everyone,

I need a science to fulfill three credits. I am going to take Biology eventually, but found out last night after I spoke to my academic advisor that I cannot get another 6 credits for Natural Science since there is too much overlap with Biology, so I will only be able to glean 3 credits from NS. So number 1: I'm not sure I should go ahead and even bother with NS after Bio. Need advice on that. Perhaps I should just look to another (easier) exam?

Number two: I will then need 3 more credits outside of taking Bio and NS (if I decide to take NS). I need advice on what to take. I can take American Government, US Histories, World Civilizations, and things of that nature. Can someone advise on what would be the best exam to take? CLEPs are my only option, as my local community college does not offer DSST.

My gut feeling is to take American Government, then Bio, then NS.

Any thoughts?

Thanks a bunch in advance!

Does anybody have a degree plan from Thomas Edison for Computer Science? I am thinking about switching to that degree so I would like to see what that would entail exactly. I have a basic idea.

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Those who have succesfully taken FEMA courses, is it actually possible to take the final exams of each course online, or do you truly have to print them out & snail-mail them??

I am so glad that I have gotten the U S History II CLEP out the way. I passed it with a 52.

The version that I took had alot of questions about civil rights, not just African Americans but immigrants also. It also had alot of questions abut authors and their works. I didn't have but one question about the Acts that were implemented. I found the test to be alittle harder than the Peterson tests.

I just finished the HTYH exam, (my first DSST), and it was not what I expected. Some IC material was covered on the exam, but there were other questions on weight, calorie intake, medical conditions and such that I was not aware of. I studied almost exclusively in the IC, with some occasional help from Wikipedia.

In retrospect, I'd say approximately 1/3 was IC, and the rest was a mix of common sense questions and stuff I had to guess on.

I have no idea how I did, and frankly find myself a bit concerned that I didn't pass. I think I relied on this site way to much. I have only two more classes to go and I'm done - so passing this class will go a long way towards my completion.

I would suggest reading a basic college health book as support before taking this test.

Calboy

I'm getting ready to take the Principles of Accounting CLEP next Thursday. If I had more time I'd postpone. Needless to say, I am finding the journey less than enjoyable. For those that have taken the test, I'm curious as to how well the Peterson practice exams track to the real thing. I scored a 50 on my first practice test and I missed at least 4 questions by reading them too fast and jumping to a conclusion. I will have to watch for that. If you are scoring 55 and above on Peterson, can you have a reasonable expectation of actually passing the CLEP exam?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

--Joel